Mark 1:40-42 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
[41] And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
[42] And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
When Jesus touched this man with leprosy, His touch said, “I love you just like you are and I am here to help you.”
When Jesus came into this world He came into our world. He shared our pain and our suffering.
He died on the cross and took our sins upon Himself that He might touch us and change us by His grace and power.
When Jesus touches a life He literally makes them into “new creatures” by His amazing power, 2 Cor. 5:17.
His gives them a “new birth”, John 3:3, 7, and they are never the same!
He touched me.
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“Shackled by a heavy burden, — 'Neath a load of guilt and shame. — Then the hand of Jesus touched me, — And now I am no longer the same.
Chorus
“He touched me, Oh He touched me, — And oh the joy that floods my soul! — Something happened and now I know, —
He touched me and made me whole.
“Since I met this blessed Savior, — Since He cleansed and made me whole, — I will never cease to praise Him, — I'll shout it while eternity rolls.”
William J. Gaither
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